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The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, says his priority is: ‘Jobs, jobs, jobs.’ For Boris Johnson, it is: ‘Build, build, build.’ Last week, the Prime Minister declared his commitment to end unwarranted delays in the decision-making process, so as to make sure the planning system delivers the infrastructure and employment we all want. Yet the Conservative Government … Read more
Humans living in what is now modern-day Mexico ventured into dangerous caves searching for ochre around 12,000 years ago, a study reveals. The red mineral was highly-prized in ancient civilisations as a pigment and it is also believed to have been used as an antiseptic, sunscreen and vermin repellent. A series of caves in the … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Junior miners enjoy ride on higher gold price – and Bank of America sees the yellow metal surging to $3,000 an ounce By Giulia Bottaro At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:20 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 15:20 BST, 15 May 2020 Gold juniors have rallied this year as punters on … Read more
The Repair Shop customer tears up as she sees restored Davy lamp which her WW1 war hero grandfather used to prop up a mine roof and keep himself alive during a collapse The Repair Shop customer Rita brought in grandfather Hubert John’s Davy lamp Mr John became a miner after returning from serving in the … Read more
Anglo American’s chief executive Mark Cutifani Mark Cutifani, the chief executive of mining giant Anglo American, is persona non grata with Sirius Minerals shareholders, who say his fraught takeover bid for the Yorkshire fertiliser mine ‘stinks’. But he says he has ‘even tougher critics’ than the furious pensioners, pub landlords and war veterans who stand … Read more